Jumanji: The Next Level Christian Movie Review (2019)

Guidance: Talk Together

This sequel has lively teamwork and humor, but it also carries PG-13-level language, repeated teasing, and frequent peril. Christian families may want to note the film’s strong emphasis on self-image, status, and finding identity in the group rather than in Christ.

Why This Guidance Level

This film sits in the middle for family discernment. The surface content is driven by PG-13 language, repeated teasing, and steady action peril, but it is not dominated by sexual material or graphic violence. The bigger Christian question is the film’s message: it celebrates loyalty and courage, yet it also keeps returning to status, image, and self-worth, so families may want to talk through what really gives a person value.

Faith & Worldview Perspective

The movie affirms friendship, sacrifice, and courage, and it treats teamwork as a real strength. It also places a lot of weight on image, popularity, and personal branding, so parents may want to discuss how Christian identity rests in Christ rather than in performance or peer approval.

Truths Reflected

• People need loyal friends and honest teamwork.
• Courage and generosity matter in hard moments.

Tensions to Discuss

• Worth is often tied to status, talent, and being admired.
• Identity is framed more by self-presentation than by God’s design.

Content & Discernment Markers

Occult & Spiritual Content

• The Jumanji game remains a mystical, supernatural framework that controls the characters’ bodies and sends them through dangerous trials. It is fantasy rather than occult instruction, but the story still treats the game as a powerful force outside ordinary reality. Parents may want to discuss the difference between fantasy adventure and spiritual truth in Christ.

Sexuality & Relationships

• Romantic material stays light, with a few kisses and some flirtation, including body-swapped awkwardness and a brief joke about breasts. The film keeps this mostly comic and non-explicit, but the body-swap setup can create some uncomfortable moments for younger viewers.

Identity Themes

• A major thread is insecurity about image and status. One character worries that other girls will think she is weak, says this is her last year at the academy, and insists she will not let anyone think they are as good as her. That pressure to look impressive drives much of the early conflict, and parents may want to discuss where confidence should come from.

Violence & Intensity

• The adventure includes repeated danger, deaths that are treated as temporary in the game world, animal attacks, falls, and chase scenes. The action is often comic, but it still keeps the characters in constant peril and can feel intense for younger children.

Language & Humour

• The dialogue includes frequent coarse words and insults, including “goddamn,” “goddammit,” “s—t,” “holy s—t,” “son of a bitch,” “crap,” “hell,” “damn,” and “sucks,” along with sharp teasing like “I have had it with your sass” and “go back to your kiddie table.”

Other Content Notes

• The film’s humor often comes from sarcasm, status rivalry, and awkward social clashes, especially in the academy scenes where characters trade put-downs and try to save face. That tone keeps the movie lively, but it also normalizes a lot of sniping that families may want to unpack.

Notable Moments

• Image anxiety: A character panics about being seen as weak and ties her worth to talent, fame, and how others view her at the academy.

  “They’d think I’m weak.”

• Roommate conflict: The early academy scenes turn into a sharp, comic clash over status, expectations, and social embarrassment.

  “This is my last year at Next Level, and I am not going to let any of the girls here think for a second that they’re as good as me.”

• Pepper spray joke: A brief misunderstanding turns into a joke about pepper spray and a possible threat, adding to the film’s early tension.

  “I thought I grabbed pepper spray.”

• Teamwork message: The film states its moral plainly: the characters need trust, honesty, and a team to get through adversity.

  “Teamwork requires trust and honesty.”

Discussion Prompts

• Identity and worth: What does the movie suggest makes someone valuable, and how is that different from the way God sees us?
  • Biblical guidance: Scripture teaches that our worth comes from being made in God’s image and redeemed in Christ, not from popularity or performance.
  • Scripture: Genesis 1:27, Ephesians 2:10, 1 Peter 2:9
• Friendship and loyalty: Which characters show real loyalty, and how does that compare with the kind of love Jesus calls His people to show?
  • Biblical guidance: The film values sticking together, and Christians can connect that to sacrificial love, honesty, and bearing one another’s burdens.
  • Scripture: John 15:12-13, Galatians 6:2, Proverbs 17:17
• Speech and teasing: How did the teasing and sarcasm shape the relationships in the movie, and what kind of speech does Scripture encourage instead?
  • Biblical guidance: The Bible calls believers to speak with grace, truth, and self-control rather than using words to cut others down.
  • Scripture: Ephesians 4:29, Colossians 4:6, James 3:9-10